š„ BREAKING : THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS JUST CUT INTEREST RATES BY 50 BPS
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by 50 basis points in their first rate cut since March 2020 š³
This officially marks the most surprising Fed decision since 2009.
To put this into perspective, the last two times the Fedās first cut was 50bps+:
January 3, 2001:
- S&P 500 fell ~39% next 448 days
- Unemployment rose another 2.1%
- Recession š
September 18, 2007:
- S&P 500 fell ~54% next 372 days
- Unemployment rose another 5.3%
- Recession š
History might not repeat, but it often rhymes.
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